My initial plan was to put together something of a "stream of consciousness" diary. A few musing of mine on the current events of the past few days that would hopefully add to the discourse and dialog here in the Land of Orange. Unfortunately... I found a particular article. At which point, all my nebulous musings and waxing philosophical flew right out the window. My own personal response follows the fold.
Firstly, I want to make abundantly clear that there may very well be some harsh language here and I'm doing my best to restrain myself. However, self-correction on the fly and in the midst of building fury is admittedly quite difficult.
“All that Obama did was say ‘yea’ or ‘nay,’ we’re going to take him out or not. I don’t think he contributed much at all,” [David] Koch, a longtime financier of right-wing causes, told New York magazine.
Really, Davey-boy? That was all? How about re-establishing the task teams built for the express purpose of hunting the bastard down that your boy Dubya dismantled? How about dealing with the management of troop numbers in and talks with Pakistan and its neighboring countries?
“He (Obama) just made the decision, it was obvious where the guy is. He (Osama bin Laden) was one of the worst terrorists organizing attacks on the United States."
It was... obvious? EXCUSE ME? It was obvious that OBL was fucking hidden within the borders of a country considered to be an ally of the United States, a country that, until recently, there was little reason to suspect of harboring the mastermind behind what could be considered the single most devastating attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor?
How long do you think that the intel teams were tracking this bearded motherfucker before the tip-off came in that sealed the deal? How long, Koch, before the location of his suburban compound was was pinpointed? That's the kind of shit that takes real detective work to uncover, especially in the environment and circumstances (political and situational) that our imperiled forces face over there.
If it was obvious, Mr. Eagle Eye, then why the fuck did you not do your civic duty and an American citizen to report it to the President sooner so that our boys could go in and whack the little shit? Oh! I know! You're too busy lining your pockets with profits bought with the blood of those more patriotic, more skilled and FAR more worthy of any sort of respect than yourself.
"I mean, no president in his right mind would not approve that decision to go eliminate him."
I'll concede this part of my response to a more eloquent speaker. Mr. O'Donnell, if you please...
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Obviously, somebody was NOT in their right mind, what little mind there is in regards to that idiotic glorified frat boy.
Obama is “a hardcore socialist,” Koch added, “and he’s marvelous at pretending to be something other than that, but that is what I believe he truly is, a hardcore socialist. He’s scary to me.”
You believe that the President is a hardcore socialist? The only thing you believe in is your fucking bottom line. Everyone with an iota of brain activity knows that all you're doing is using the same, tired GOTP dog-whistles just to inflate your already monstrous sense of entitlement and self worth. From what I can see, what truly scares you and your brother is this:
There is a DEMOCRAT occupying the highest office in this nation. This particular Democrat is at least 3 times smarter and, at least, 2 shades darker than you or your ferret-coiffed cabana boy Trump. What's worse?
This is the guy whom, by his leadership and ability as commander-in-chief, is making you look more like what you truly are: A festering disease tainting the soul of this country. A spineless, petty, below-contempt coward with no conscience to speak of and even less in terms of having the balls to look past your greed and hurt feelings to acknowledge the simple fact that under the watch of a BLACK PRESIDENT did the worst decade in this nation's history come to an end. Your attempt at phasing out and debunking President Obama's role in this American victory is outright racism and it, much like you, needs to go away.
I'll end this by giving thanks and credit where it's due.
To our service members that have put themselves in harm's way to get the job done.
To our intelligence teams working around the clock and executing fantastic investigative strategy in ensuring the information was solid... and without torturing anyone, mind you.
To Barack Obama, for continued commitment to seeing justice done, and having the vision to keep the big picture in sight.
To Bill Clinton and his administration, for laying the groundwork for the operation. Clinton and his transition team explicitly advised the incoming administration that OBL would be this country's biggest problem if not dealt with immediately. 10 years later, well, the results are as you see.
And lastly, I want to personally thank everyone reading this diary. I hope I didn't put you to sleep by being so long-winded. ~lol~